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German composer Felix Mendelssohn composed his opus 24, 'Ouverture für Harmoniemusik' (Overture or Winds) for the court orchestra of Bad Doberan near Rostock his. He was only 15 years and it already d...

German composer Felix Mendelssohn composed his opus 24, 'Ouverture für Harmoniemusik' (Overture or Winds) for the court orchestra of Bad Doberan near Rostock his. He was only 15 years and it already d...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mlada' is a Wagner-influenced epic teeming with national conflicts and battles in the spirit world; it draws on Russian myth, yet contains parallels to Goethe's Faust...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mlada' is a Wagner-influenced epic teeming with national conflicts and battles in the spirit world; it draws on Russian myth, yet contains parallels to Goethe's Faust...

The third act of Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer' opens with the 'Entr'acte' and 'Sailors' Chorus': an introduction including motifs associated with the sailors and with the girls' spinning-so...

The third act of Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer' opens with the 'Entr'acte' and 'Sailors' Chorus': an introduction including motifs associated with the sailors and with the girls' spinning-so...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Capriccio' is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss. It is subtitled 'A Conversation Piece for Music' and received its premiere performance at the 'Nationaltheater München' on 28 October...

Capriccio' is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss. It is subtitled 'A Conversation Piece for Music' and received its premiere performance at the 'Nationaltheater München' on 28 October...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Though now more famous as the father of Richard Strauss, Franz Strauss was a very well-known horn player with a well-documented reputation for being both musically conservative and difficult to work w...

Though now more famous as the father of Richard Strauss, Franz Strauss was a very well-known horn player with a well-documented reputation for being both musically conservative and difficult to work w...

Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. The Cavatina 'Largo al factotum' is sung by Figaro, the barber of Sevilla, in the first act of the opera: he tells...

Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893-1962) was an English conductor and composer. Besides his career as a conductor, Goossens was also a skilled composer, completing nearly seventy works including chambe...

Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893-1962) was an English conductor and composer. Besides his career as a conductor, Goossens was also a skilled composer, completing nearly seventy works including chambe...

The third movement, "Allegretto grazioso", of Dvorák's eighth symphony is a melancholic 'sweet and languid" waltz in 3/4 time, which at the end changes into a more Bohemian folk dance in 2/4 time. The...

The third movement, "Allegretto grazioso", of Dvorák's eighth symphony is a melancholic 'sweet and languid" waltz in 3/4 time, which at the end changes into a more Bohemian folk dance in 2/4 time. The...